NEW DELHI: Recent findings from a comprehensive analysis of fossilized human footprints are challenging the long-held belief that humans arrived in the Americas around 14,000 years ago, primarily based on the discovery of Clovis points, early stone tools first found in Clovis, New Mexico, reported NPR.These footprints are part of a collection found in White … Read more
NEW MEXICO: New research confirms that fossil human footprints in New Mexico are likely the oldest direct evidence of human presence in the Americas, a finding that upends what many archaeologists thought they knew about when our ancestors arrived in the New World. The footprints were discovered at the edge of an ancient lakebed in … Read more
A police officer in Las Cruces, New Mexico, has been charged with voluntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a Black man at a gas station last August. Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced the charges against Brad Lunsford, a Las Cruces Police officer, Tuesday at the conclusion of a use-of-force investigation. Torrez further accused the … Read more
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The family of a man shot and killed by police in New Mexico after they responded to the wrong address is suing the city and three officers. The lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District Court alleges Robert Dotson and his family were deprived of their civil rights when the officers in … Read more
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s emergency order suspending the right to carry firearms in public in and around Albuquerque drew an immediate court challenge from a gun-rights group Saturday, as legal scholars and advocates said they expected. The National Association for Gun Rights and Foster Haines, a member who lives in Albuquerque, filed documents … Read more
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday issued an emergency public health order that suspends the open and permitted concealed carry of firearms in Albuquerque for 30 days in the midst of a spate of gun violence. The Democratic governor said she is expecting legal challenges but felt compelled to … Read more
Bill Richardson, a former Democratic governor of New Mexico and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, died Saturday at the age of 75, according to the Richardson Center for Global Engagement. The center reportedly said that Richardson died in his sleep at his home in Chatham, Massachusetts. “He lived his entire life in the service … Read more
Take A Break is your ultimate guide to the perfect trips to recharge, rediscover yourself and your relationships, and reengage with the world. We’ll cover shopping stops, great bars, restaurants worth your money, photo opportunities, memorable experiences, and other important details you need before you book. A long-held travel goal of mine is to visit … Read more
SANTA FE: A coalition of human rights groups on Tuesday leveled new criticism at a privately operated migrant detention facility in New Mexico, where they say fast-track asylum screenings routinely take place without legal counsel or adequate privacy during sensitive testimony. The rights groups say the broken screening system at the Torrance County Detention Facility … Read more
Four New Mexico teenagers have been charged after a young girl was killed in her sleep during a drive-by shooting, authorities announced Monday. A 15-year-old and a 16-year-old were taken into custody on murder and other charges for allegedly stealing two Kia Souls and opening fire at the Vista Del Sol mobile home park on … Read more